The Three Colonial Regions

The Three Colonial Regions The three colonial regions which were controlled by the British were founded in the years of 1607 and 1732. The inhabitants of the regions were primarily men which is why society was not a big patriarchal society. Although, the colonies made up one huge colony not each region was alike, they were very distinct in religion, economic and political structures. These areas were divided into three regions which were New England, Middle and Southern colonies. Each region contained in own unique way of living, based on the culture of the people, as well as their topography. The dissimilarities amongst the regions were perhaps the very reason the colonies were able to persevere and eventually grow into a sovereign nation. Each colony came to the new continent for different reasons and created settlements with distinct economic, political, …show more content…
Natural resources were very important to the New England colony as well as the Southern Colony, because both regions contained unfertile soil which prevented major crops such as wheat, indigo, and maize to be grown. Due to the very fertile soil that the Middle Colonies contained they were able to produce the crops indigo, maize, and barley that the other colonies weren’t able to produce. The New England, Middle and Southern Colonies all used navigable waterways to promote trade between each other; they utilized the triangular trading route. In the Middle colonies the economy was primarily based on the amount of trade that occurred which was fur trade, industry, shipbuilding, and commerce, not to mention the slave trade that occurred throughout the regions which linked New England, Middle and Southern